Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a black shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and brown pants. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His ears are large.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Barrister work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barrister work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To be a Sailor again; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has shaved his head bald. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the east were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His white crest is smooth and relatively long. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He uses divination through singing.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Adept school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Blacksmith. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Blacksmith hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Breastplate.